Usak , Afyon

Usak and Afyon

The Kaftanci House Museum, together with the Atatürk Ethnography Museum, displays wonderful Usak carpets and kilims in Ataturk’s former residence. Historically, Usak was an important carpet weaving center, and today it continues to this day. The Archaeological Museum is very informative and interesting.
The Lydian hordes that are as Karun treasure from the New York Metropolitan Museum has returned home known on display. The 226-meter high Afyon citadel dates back to 1350 BC, and is ascended by stairs hewn rock.It was used by Hittites and Phrygians.
There are remnants of a temple of the goddess Cybele in the vicinity of the citadel. The Archaeological Museum and the War of Independence Memorial underline Afyon place in history. Monumental bas-reliefs, a legacy of the Phrygian kingdom, north on rock faces carved on a hill in the city. Aslantas is the largest. On Aslankaya are lion reliefs on the sides of the rock engraved.